The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 1963
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
5:22 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 499
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 11.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / 0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.07° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.77° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.